During a day of wandering in Barcelona we came across “Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria”, or simply known as The Boqueria. It is a huge open market that dates back to 1217, when they set it up to sell livestock and fish in a separate market. It has come a long way since then!
Much like other markets, there are fruit and vegetable stands, meat and fish, deli’s eateries, and so forth. What made this market unique from the many I have visited before are the eateries. First there are the many wonderful venders that sell food for convenience consumption. You could buy little boxes of sliced meats, cones filled with fried calamari, or other meats, with little baby fried eggs on top, empanadas, meat pies, and pizza, mmmmm Pizza!
But the more interesting part was the sit down eateries. Set up like tiny bars that you can pull a stool up around, they had everything from sushi places, and noodle bars, to tapas and paella. You pull up your stool, (if you can find one) order a drink, yup fully functioning bar, and order some tasty food. The prices are reasonable, the food looked delicious, and your getting drunk...everybody is happy! We opted not to sit, but I won’t tell you what we got, I’ll give you a hint though; stall number 455. Read about our awesome food experience next.
No comments:
Post a Comment